Translation guide
For the English word 'blinkers', the most common meaning is the horse equipment. In Japanese, this is usually 遮眼革 (しゃがんかく) or the loanword ブリンカー. There is also a less common meaning referring to car turn signals, which is 方向指示器 (ほうこうしじき) or ウインカー.
Leather flaps on a horse's bridle to restrict side vision
The standard Japanese term for blinkers on a horse. Literally 'eye-covering leather'.
競走馬には遮眼革をつけることが多い。
Racehorses often wear blinkers.
Loanword from English, commonly used in horse racing contexts.
Flashing lights on a vehicle to indicate a turn
The English word 'blinkers' can also mean 'eyes' in slang, but this is not translated as 遮眼革. For 'eyes', use 目 (め).
あの馬はブリンカーを着けている。
That horse is wearing blinkers.
Formal term for turn signal. Often shortened to ウインカー in casual speech.
方向指示器を出さずに曲がるのは危険です。
Turning without using your blinker is dangerous.
Common casual term for turn signal, derived from 'winker'.
ウインカーを左に出してください。
Please put on your left blinker.